(1960) Guisan
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Asteroid (1960) Guisan |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.527 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.125 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.212 AU - 2.841 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 8.467 ° |
| Sidereal period | 4.02 a |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | (24.6 ± 1.2) km |
| Albedo | 0.050 ± 0.005 |
| Rotation period | 8.46 h |
| Absolute brightness | 11.93 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Paul Wild |
| Date of discovery | October 25, 1973 |
| Another name | 1973 WP, 1961 VC 1 , 1969 UR 2 |
| Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items. | |
(1960) Guisan is an asteroid of the main belt , which the Swiss astronomers on October 25, 1973 Paul Wild , from zimmerwald observatory of the University of Bern in was discovered.
The asteroid is named after Henri Guisan (1874–1960), Commander in Chief of the Swiss Army in World War II.